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Mrs. Thatcher’s Farewell Speech Government apart, the strength of a civilized nation depends on the natural authority of the family, the school, the church and our great institutions. Who is to answer the child crying for help? Who is to protect the elderly couple? Who can win back the youngster hooked on drugs? Police, social workers, the voluntary organization all must do respond. But that is not enough. We are the neighbors of that child, of that elderly couple, of that youngster. Upholding the law can’t be left to the police and the courts alone. We are all involved. We can not pass by on the other side. Come with us then towards the next decade. Let us together set our sights on a Britain that three out of four families own their homes, that owning shares is as common as having a car where families have a degree of independence their forefathers could only dream about; a Britain where there is a resurgence of enterprise, of more people self-employed, more businesses and therefore more jobs; a Britain where there is a standard health care far better than anything we have ever known. Yes! We have set our sights high, but these goals are within our reach. Let us ensure that we’ll bring them within our grasp. And i believe peace is the heart of what we in Britain ask our government to safeguard. Peace in industry has enabled people to honor living without fear of intimidation or been called out on strike against their will and without a ballot. Peace of mind, that comes with knowing that this will continue to be a safe country, a good place for us to live and for our children to grow up in. Peace that comes from being independent and being able to run your life and spend your own money in your own way, above all, the peace of a country that is properly defended against any adversary, that’s what this government and this people in partnership have been building for the past eight years. Yet all of it will vanish unless we preserve the economic strength, the strong defense and spirit of enterprise that have made us prosperous at home and respected throughout the world.
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